italeri sr71 blackbird.

[wookiee76]

Ok so here goes, a simple build and paintjob but my first entry proper into a gb or sig finished.
Overall im happy with the outcome, shame about some silvering on the underside decals but i can soon mix up some more super dark grey paint and cover that but they wont be visible once she takes her place on a shelf.

[BaldyBuilderBoy]

Nice looking bird that and congratulations on your first GB completion.

[wookiee76]

Thanks baldy builder boy, hopefully the first of many.

[Gav0909]

Congrats on finishing a GB mate, always feels quite good.

And a cracking entry as well. Shame about the silvering, big decals like that are always a bit tricky to apply nicely over black, so I hope you can sort them.

[wookiee76]

Thanks gav, got the silvering sorted with some careful brushwork, i painted over the silvered sections and it seems to have worked a treat. Next up is the desert rats gb for which i am trying to hold onto a meng m2a3 with interior, well thats after the vj day 48hr build anyway!

[Ads24]

Fantastic work - you've definitely done justice to an awesome aircraft there.

[wookiee76]

Cheers ads, im just amazed that im the only person to have done a blackbird for this sig, it was the first thing that came to mind when i saw the title of eye spy.

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Great choice for your first GB
looks great mate, well done!

[Coen]

Now there's a classic recon build!
Well done bud!

[hansolo]

Awesome paint job. Great finish.
Beautiful bird.

cheers

[wookiee76]

Thanks mike and hansolo, she does draw plenty of looks on my shelf, everyone knows what a blackbird is it would seem.

[DBMiller]

Very nice! Good work on the solid black paint!

[wookiee76]

Lol dbmiller, it isnt actually black just a very very dark grey so that i could add a wash to pick out the panel lines!

[rodrant]

When I first saw that would be an eye Spy SiG in ISM , this was my first thought to build a Recon plane, because this is fir me THE recon plane , and one of the most beautifull and 'misterious' jets tht I read in my adolescence and when I was interested for Planes and so ...

Now I like a lot your build , a great build , and it isn't easy to paint a all black plane , your is just beautifull and a great adition to this SiG gallery !

Enjoyed a lot !